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Media advisory: Distracted-driving researcher can discuss recent N.J. court decision on legal liability for texting someone who is driving
LAWRENCE — Paul Atchley, professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, is among the nation’s foremost experts on distracted driving and mobile phones. He is available to serve as an expert for journalists reporting on the recent court decision in New Jersey that appears to place legal liability on a...
KUIC to host presentation for researchers interested in company formation
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas continues to encourage its researchers to become entrepreneurs, which could include starting a new business. ...
Professor’s bamboo bikes propel Alabama job creation
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Design Professor Lance Rake’s interests — first in bicycles, then in bamboo — have taken him all over the world. But his quest was not just to create a better bike, but also to create jobs for the people in a small Alabama town. ...
KU announces 2013-14 Women of Distinction
LAWRENCE — The 2013-14 University of Kansas Women of Distinction calendar will honor 24 female students, staff and faculty and alumnae for outstanding achievements. ...
KU announces 21 Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — Twenty-one University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs) to support their research projects this fall. ...
Biography of civil rights leader wins award for portrayal of social justice
LAWRENCE — Five decades after a pivotal year in American history that included Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, a biography of King’s mentor has won a major book award. The biography authored by a faculty member at the University of Kansas chronicles the life and...
KU commercialization office announces new name
LAWRENCE — Since 2008, the University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC) has been guided by a mission to bring KU innovation to the marketplace for the benefit of society and the university. ...
KU announces July employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has bestowed Employee of the Month honors for July 2013. Winners are as follows:...
Congresswoman Jenkins to visit BTBC
LAWRENCE – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will visit the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas at 11:45 a.m. today as part of a national effort to support entrepreneurship and innovation. ...
Red Hot Research sessions resume for faculty
LAWRENCE — The first research sharing session of the 2013-14 will be 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at The Commons. ...
To better protect U.S. coasts, research suggests mixing engineering and ecology
LAWRENCE — As the peak of hurricane season menaces the Northern Hemisphere, a researcher at the University of Kansas is promoting fresh approaches to safeguarding American coastlines from storm surges, tsunamis and mounting sea-levels. ...
Digitized collection data to give scientists new tools for research
LAWRENCE – From bumblebees to blister beetles, the world-class University of Kansas entomology collection numbers 5 million insects pinned in drawers, each one with a tiny printed or handwritten label. ...
Professor's article traces technological changes to the law office
LAWRENCE – If not for Herman Melville, most of us probably would have no idea what a scrivener is. And if not for the advance of technology, Bartleby and his colleagues might still have similar jobs today. ...
MBA program rolls out new full-time tracks
LAWRENCE — Students entering the full-time Master of Business Administration program this fall will choose between two new tracks: finance and marketing supply chain management. ...
Rhetoric scholar to speak at KU Wednesday
LAWRENCE – Scholar Anis Bawarshi will examine the connection between rhetorical genre studies and public discourse on the Israel-Palestine conflict in a Wednesday night lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access to host Diversity Ball Pit
LAWRENCE — Diversity and inclusion are integral to the University of Kansas’ mission and the Jayhawk community. ...
Transit service from downtown to Memorial Stadium set for game days
LAWRENCE — The city of Lawrence invites University of Kansas football fans to park in downtown Lawrence for free and catch a ride to and from Memorial Stadium this football season. Downtown to Memorial Stadium service will be available for all seven home-game Saturdays. Fans can enjoy downtown restaurants and...
Law school selects Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming class
LAWRENCE — Eight law students at the University of Kansas have been selected as Dean’s Fellows for 2013-14. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces August graduates
YODER — Shawnee County Sheriff Herman T. Jones congratulated 47 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Aug. 2. ...
Good Neighbor program volunteers to inform students
LAWRENCE — A group of University of Kansas students will hit the pavement Friday to educate their classmates on how to be good citizens of Lawrence. ...
Media advisory: Professor can comment on Obama tour to promote college affordability
LAWRENCE — William Elliott III, associate professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas and nationally regarded expert on educational outcomes associated with different financial aid approaches, is available to speak with media about college affordability as it relates to President Barack Obama's bus tour to discuss making higher education more...
KU’s Formula car team racing in first European competition
LAWRENCE — Jayhawk Motorsports is gearing up to go global. ...
Offices open for new, returning students this weekend
LAWRENCE — Several key University of Kansas departments will be open Saturday, Aug. 24, to help new and returning students and their families prepare for the Monday’s first day of fall classes. ...
Students invited to attend Part-Time Job Fair on Aug. 26
LAWRENCE — The University Career Center at the University of Kansas will host a Part-Time Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, in the Kansas Union fourth-floor lobby. KU students who want to work part-time during the school year will have the opportunity to visit with...
Inventor donates $2 million to university
LAWRENCE — As the inventor of Superflab, a medical device used in radiology clinics across the country, Gene Feaster made a lasting improvement in the field of health care. As a University of Kansas alumnus who has made a $2 million gift to establish a professorship and two scholarships, he...
Rock Chalk Roadshow set to visit with students from 65 counties
LAWRENCE — The annual Rock Chalk Roadshow is set to visit with students from 156 schools in 65 counties across Kansas. ...
Professor examining potential laws to regulate de-extinction
LAWRENCE — Science has a way of catching up with fantasy. While movies like “Jurassic Park” brought dinosaurs back to life, few imagined that the day might come when extinct creatures could be revived. But the possibility of such revival is not only real, it’s getting closer all the time. ...
Honors students to participate in annual walk up the Hill
Mathematics professor named fellow of IFAC
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has been elected a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control. The IFAC Fellow award is given to persons who have made outstanding and extraordinary contributions in the field of interest of IFAC. ...